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Information Today March 12, 2012	3M Cloud Library Announces Integration With Polaris ILS The 3M Cloud Library eBook Lending Service will now be integrated with the Polaris Integrated Library System, allowing patrons at participating libraries to discover both physical and digital collections from wherever they are browsing.
Information Today June 23, 2015	3M Library Systems Updates Self-Checkout Interface Libraries can use the interface to highlight selected titles, and patrons can borrow ebooks from 3M's SelfCheck kiosk with a single click.
Information Today June 26, 2014	3M Cloud Library App Gets a Makeover 3M Library Systems plans to release a new version of its 3M Cloud Library app for ebook and e-audiobook lending in August 2014.
Information Today June 25, 2012	Penguin Group Launches Library Lending Pilot Program Penguin Group, The New York Public Library, and 3M Library Systems announced a pilot project that will make Penguin eBooks available to patrons of both The New York Public Library and the Brooklyn Public Library.
Information Today June 2, 2015	3M Cloud Library Provides Enhancements for Patrons and Librarians They will offer a redesigned web patron interface for easier browsing and the ability for librarians to reclassify ebooks' age ranges.
Information Today December 17, 2013	SirsiDynix eResource Central Manages 3M Cloud Library Titles More than 200,000 titles and hundreds of publishers from 3M are now available to eRC library customers in the U.S.
Information Today October 1, 2013	Innovative Interfaces Enhances Ebook Discovery Librarians from any type of library can now access ebooks from 3M and local print and electronic collections, all from the Encore interface.
Information Today March 13, 2014	3M Cloud Library Now Lends Audiobooks Findaway World, which provides content from every major audiobook publisher, delivered 40,000 titles to 3M Cloud Library's debut e-audiobook collection.
Information Today April 16, 2015	3M Cloud Library Expands Into the U.K. and Australia To support its entry into the new markets, 3M will supply dedicated sales and support resources across the U.K. and Australia.
Information Today October 15, 2015	Bibliotheca Puts Cloud Library First On the heels of its acquisition of 3M Library Systems, Bibliotheca revealed that the 3M Cloud Library will become its primary digital product.
Information Today July 7, 2011 Paula J. Hane	Ebook Developments Were HOT at ALA At the recent American Library Association Annual conference, it's clear that librarians are focused on embracing the expanding digital world and specifically on providing ebooks as part of library services.
Information Today October 2, 2014	3M Rolls Out Enhanced Self-Checkout System 3M Library Systems introduced its newly updated 3M SelfCheck QuickConnect Interface, which simplifies the self-service checkout process for patrons.
Information Today August 7, 2014	OverDrive Introduces New Features for Holds OverDrive added two new features that are designed to help patrons borrow in-demand titles from a library's collection: automatic borrowing and hold suspension.
Information Today October 8, 2015	Bibliotheca Takes On 3M Library Systems Bibliotheca's shareholders, One Equity Partners, completed the acquisition of 3M Library Systems' North American business, including its security, productivity, and cloud solutions.
Information Today April 28, 2015	3M Library Systems and collectionHQ Team Up for Ebook Data Integration 3M Library Systems partnered with collectionHQ so that 3M Cloud Library subscribers can load their 3M ebook circulation data into collectionHQ's ebook module.
Information Today December 9, 2014	3M Cloud Library App Introduces E-Audiobooks It features 40,000 titles from all of the major audiobook publishers.
Information Today	Sony Announces Inaugural Participants in Reader Library Program The program will provide participating libraries with in-house training on digital reading devices, educational materials to help librarians and patrons learn more about ebooks, and digital reading devices for library staff use and patron demonstrations.
Information Today July 9, 2012 Paula J. Hane	The Challenging Landscape of Ebooks in Libraries The overall growth in digital content of all kinds, and in particular, the growing importance and acceptance of ebooks, has clearly presented great opportunities for libraries, as well as plenty of challenges.
Information Today October 1, 2013 Brandi Scardilli	Who's Who in Ebooks Just as books don't magically appear on library shelves, ebooks don't automatically pop up in a library's online catalog. Librarians work with ebook vendors to get econtent into the hands, or rather, onto the e-readers, of their patrons.
Information Today January 3, 2013	OverDrive Announces Record Ebook Traffic and Next Gen Services Public libraries using OverDrive's Next Generation digital lending platform served a record number of ebook, audiobook, music, and video titles to patrons on Christmas Day.
Information Today April 28, 2011 Theresa Cramer	Kindle Library Lending Announcement Raises Questions Kindle-using library patrons will now be able to get ebooks in their preferred format, and that's about the whole of it.
Information Today November 3, 2015 Brandi Scardilli	Who's Who in E-Audiobooks Audiobooks have come a long way since books on tape. Most vendors now offer e-audiobooks as digital files that can be streamed online or downloaded for offline listening.
Searcher April 2012 Steve Coffman	Feature: The Decline and Fall of the Library Empire The past 30 years of library history is littered with projects and plans and sometimes just dreams of ways the library might play a more pivotal role in the digital revolution that continues to transform the information landscape around us.
Information Today January 31, 2013	SirsiDynix Announces Integration Partnerships SirsiDynix recently announced a number of partnerships to advance its initiative to make electronic resources easily accessible to library patrons.
Information Today July 23, 2015	Innovative Publishes Report on Libraries and the Web Innovative released a survey report of 4,000-plus academic library users in the U.K.
Information Today March 17, 2015	TLC Displays Reading Levels in Its ILS Products The Library Corp. added Reading Level Integration to its LibrarySolution and LibrarySolution for Schools.
Information Today April 10, 2014	LexisNexis Digital Library Offers ABA Ebooks More than 200 ebooks from the American Bar Association are now available through the LexisNexis Digital Library, a lending and library management platform for legal ebooks on any device.
Information Today September 17, 2015	Boopsie Reviews Its 2Q 2015 Accomplishments Boopsie for Libraries shared its most recent milestones: It has signed 12 new library clients in multiple library markets.
Information Today January 28, 2013	Ingram Adds Ebook Lending Model to MyiLibrary Ingram Content Group, Inc. announced that it has added a new content access model to its MyiLibrary econtent platform to provide libraries greater flexibility in ebook lending.
Information Today June 11, 2012 Dan Tonkery	BEA 2012: Libraries Still Draw the Short Stick Libraries do not have much to celebrate from Book Expo other than their copyright win at the Georgia State University and even that win may be short lived as the publishers have requested an injunction to stop certain types of usage of reserve material.
Information Today July 17, 2014	Baker & Taylor Integrates Axis 360 API With Polaris ILS This partnership is designed to simplify patrons' discovery experience and improve digital library administration.
Information Today April 25, 2013 Nancy K. Herther	Simon & Schuster Joins `Big 6' in Moving Ebooks Into Libraries On April 15, 2013, Simon & Schuster became the last of the "Big Six" (now actually five with the merger of Random House and Penguin) publishers to dip their toes into the waters of ebook sales to libraries.
Information Today June 26, 2014	Warner Bros. Movies Are Now Streaming via OverDrive OverDrive added Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. titles to its streaming video lending offerings in the OverDrive Marketplace.
Information Today February 4, 2013	EBSCO Releases eBook Public Library Collection eBook Public Library Collection includes more than 25,000 general reference ebook titles in a variety of subjects and topics including social sciences, language and literature, and science and technology.
Information Today November 28, 2011	OverDrive Announces Ebook Device 'Test Drive' Program for Libraries The program includes device recommendations and guidelines for setup, maintenance, and support, as well as best practices for institutions that want to stock and lend ebook readers and tablets to patrons.
Information Today November 28, 2013	OverDrive Launches Streaming Video Service Pilot Patrons of the Los Angeles Public Library can borrow videos from the library's website and view them on any computer, tablet, or mobile device with an internet connection.
Information Today November 19, 2012	New Findings Reaffirm Library Borrowers Are Also Buyers An extensive online poll of library ebook readers finds that these patrons purchase an average of 3.2 books (both print and ebooks) each month, and a majority would consider purchasing books discovered on a library website.
Information Today January 19, 2009	Cleveland Public Library First to Offer EPUB Ebook Downloads Readers at both Cleveland Public Library and CLEVNET member libraries can check out and download EPUB eBooks from the library's download website.
Information Today July 25, 2011	NetLibrary Ebooks Now Integrated on EBSCOhost Platform EBSCO Publishing's collection of more than 300,000 ebook and audiobook titles (formerly from NetLibrary) is now integrated on EBSCOhost.
PC Magazine November 23, 2011 Chloe Albanesius	Penguin Restores E-Book Access Amidst Amazon Negotiations The Penguin Group said Wednesday that it will restore library lending access to older e-books while it negotiates with Amazon and e-book provider OverDrive on security issues.
Information Today June 3, 2010	Barnes & Noble Announces PubIt! Digital Publishing Platform The easy-to-use digital publishing and distribution platform is designed to offer qualified independent publishers and authors of self-published works expanded distribution, visibility, and protection.
Information Today October 15, 2015	BiblioCommons Gains Random House Ebooks Libraries can use this platform to offer their patrons library-centered ebook discovery, borrowing, and reading.
Information Today June 18, 2012	ebrary Releases Extended Access Extended Access reduces up-front costs to the library, eliminates speculative purchases of multiple copies, and prevents turn-aways when titles are in use.
Information Today November 21, 2013	Facebook App Enables Library OPAC Searches Syndetic Solutions, ProQuest's OPAC and discovery layer enrichment tool, introduced a free Facebook app for its library subscribers.
Information Today May 9, 2013	Baker & Taylor Releases New App for Axis 360 The new, free application for tablets and smartphones called axisReader allows patrons of libraries with the Axis 360 digital media platform to discover, checkout, and read ebooks in EPUB and PDF formats on their mobile devices.
Information Today October 17, 2011 Nancy K. Herther	Kansas Leading the Fight for Fair Ebook Access in Libraries The Kansas case brings up a variety of important issues and problems with ebooks today: The issues of platform, buyers rights, and the very structure of the ebook industry.
Information Today August 2, 2010 Paula J. Hane	Digital Lending Goes into OverDrive I'd been hearing some buzz this summer about various improvements made by OverDrive to its services for libraries-more content, mobile apps, simplified procedures, etc.
Information Today July 1, 2014 Brandi Scardilli	Streaming Video in Public Libraries Several librarians shared their experiences with streaming video lending, so institutions thinking about implementing their own programs know what to expect.
Information Today June 11, 2015	Ratings and Reviews Come to Boopsie Mobile App Boopsie for Libraries will add rating and reviewing capabilities to its mobile platform.